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... when you wanted to have a phone on your wrist (thinking of a tall gentleman with a black car).
But we seem to have gone past that and want something bigger in our hand than that which we use less for talking.
These devices get bigger each year which is good since they are harder to loose (opposite of miniaturization).
Watches are strange things, they are more a status symbol for the younger folk *if* they wear them, for older folk like yours truly we feel naked without it.
In any case "smartwatches" is a dumb idea!
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You could argue: why do you need a watch when other gadgets (like a smart-phone or a tablet) show you the current time?
Watches are treated as jewellery, but otherwise, they are kind of anachronistic - if it's only about time, why not have it as a finger ring (maybe very flat and small)?
The biggest drawback of smart-watches is that you give up (without cause) on using one hand to operate the gadget.
The good thing is, you don't need a bag/pocket to store the watch when you not actually "use" it - it's "stored" at your wrist.
The best of both world would be if you could carry the thing without feeling it and use it with all your senses (both hands, eyes, ears, ...) when needed.
Maybe as a necklace  , pierced to your ears  , sticked to your neck  ... or put into your pocket (again) , ...
Of course, there are some niches that might get filled with some kind of modular gadget carried at your wrist: watch, bluetooh based phone, GPS, step counter, pulse meter, blood preassure meter, blood oxigen meter, sweat-o-meter to determine when you need some specific food/food-additions (or medicine), etc. The watch-part is rather irrelevant in that case, just a goody. Internet surfing in the traditional sense (acquire information) or texting is probably not the strength of such a device - too small in any sense.
Cheers
Andi
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In deed I have no doubts that I won't buy this.
I really like watches and I have my Omega SpeedMaster[^] in a high rank but this smartwatch thing still has a lot to evolve... or maybe not... 
There's really nothing "wow" about it and there's nothing useful either... so... NO
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Omega SpeedMaster - looks smart, but geeks would not like to name it as smart watch 
Anyway nice watch Alex
Thanks,
•…♥…ЯΚ…♥…•
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I have more interest in the recent trend of fitness devices, which can track my activity and give me feedback.
These devices are far more useful than a smart-watch, because the current smart-watches are just a useless gadget with a terrible screen and an awful battery life. They don't bring anything new or useful.
It might be just me, but I feel the same way for Google Glass, it's an unnecessary distraction device that will do more harm than bring anything useful.
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Glass I can see having some real applications. Maybe not this generation, but in a couple of years time I can see it being the "iPad to the year" and people will wonder what we did before we got one.
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"but in a couple of years time"
A couple of "Ten" years time maybe no?
Anyway, they really have to come up with something less obtrusive.
Now Glass it looks like the "stupid" photos we see from the ancient mobile phones or other early tech versions...
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I have a perfectly good watch, that had told me the date and time, and looked good for twenty years or so already.
1) Why would I want a watch which screams "this is a geek!" before I get the chance to open my mouth?
2) Why would I want a watch that I have to replace every six months or it screams "this is an out of fashion geek!"?
3) I grew out of tiny displays and fiddlier buttons when I had a Casio Databank watch yonks ago...
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There was a time when people said, "Why would I want to carry a phone around with me everywhere?"
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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That's true...
But it's also true that I spend days in a row... but several days in a row that I don't use my phone to call anyone. 
So right now we're not carrying phones around, we carry a device that among multiple other things can be used to call, and this function is arguably not the most used one.
Of course, I'm strictly speaking about smart phones here...
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I live "timeless" - I don't carry any watch since ages, so I have no need for a "smart-watch" gadget
My smart-phone is more than sufficient for my needs.
Cheers
Andi
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Fully agree.
If I need to know what time is it, I check it in phone or I ask someone
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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